Synonyms for asterisk
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star.
Related words
- Word family
- aster asterism asteroid
- Phrases
- gender asterisk
Forms
- Plural
- asterisks → stars, star-covers, footnotes, asterisci…
Example sentences
- footnote She didn't want to be a footnote in her husband's life.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| asterisk | falling | |
| footnote | falling | |
| asteriscus | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- star1
- 8 letters
- footnote2
- 10 letters
- asteriscus
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (footnote2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- astérisque
- Italiano
- asterisco
- Deutsch
- Sternchen